Managing Employees

Starting the process of change can be exciting and daunting at the same time. 
When we become conscious of something not working, our initial reaction may be to ignore it or to try to incorporate the change right away.  Lasting change takes time to organize and communicate to everyone.  

Change occurs at the individual level.   Yes, you may drive the change, but the effectiveness of the change occurs at the employee level.   Your job as a manager is to present the change in a way that is understandable and manageable for the people involved.   

The word “change” provokes many different emotions…from excitement to fear and in between.  Change is ongoing within an organization, so why not become knowledgeable on how to manage change within your team and yourself.

Mirriam-Webster Online states: “Change” is:

• to give a different position, course, or direction to 
• to replace with another 
• to make a shift from one to another 
• to undergo a modification of 
• to undergo transformation, transition or substitution

Everyone has different reactions to change…some excited, others dreading anything that is out of the ordinary.  So how do you predict reactions to change?  The basic assumption you can make is that anything or everything that you change will elicit a reaction.